Col. Catherine Deri
MA Leadership '09
Chief of Staff, Material Systems and Supply Chain, Canadian Armed Forces
Catherine Deri enrolled in the Canadian Armed Forces in 1994 as a Food Services Officer before taking on a leadership role in 2010, taking command of the Canadian Forces Postal Unit. On expeditionary operations, Catherine deployed as a Visits Officer in Bosnia-Herzegovina in 2000 and as a J3 Support in Afghanistan in 2007. In 2016, she was posted to Kuwait as the Commanding Officer of the Operational Support Hub-South West Asia and Assistant to the Defence Attache. Today, Catherine is the Chief of Staff, Material Systems and Supply Chain with the Canadian Armed Forces.